PlainZIP

Chaparral, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chaparral, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,708. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHAPARRAL-NM · Chaparral, NM 1 ZIPs · 15,708 pop · #22867/25278 · Otero County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $46,017
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22867/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tularosa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,708
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $109,300

Nearest income peer: Tularosa, NM (+ $2,676 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chaparral

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chaparral on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chaparral, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,708
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,017
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($46,017 average) · poverty 27.4%. The primary code (88081) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chaparral as a pure owner town.

Within New Mexico, Zuni is the closest lower-income city and Anthony the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chaparral.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 88081, is all of Chaparral

There is no split to weigh here: 88081 holds every one of Chaparral's 15,708 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Chaparral

Citywide ZBP: 105 establishments, 1,288 employees , annual payroll $51,513k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88081 (105 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (22) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Chaparral, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Otero County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chaparral. See the Otero County roll-up →

Chaparral sits in the lower half of Otero County on income: Tularosa, Holloman Air Force Base and La Luz report more, Alamogordo and Mescalero report less. Cloudcroft marks the far end of that range at $136,250, 196% above Chaparral.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88081 15,708 $46,017 105 15
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Chaparral roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chaparral, .